The Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming had a very interesting hearing on June 26th 2008 ... check out this page on their website.

Rep. Ed Markey Chairman of the committee is sometimes a real showman .... but this was a good show. There are links to pdfs of testimony and videos of highlights.

Denmark and Israel are really pushing to move to electric generated by wind and solar for transportation...

Smart thinking Broward County Transit getting your schedule and routes on Google Transit is a smart move.

Inside UF reports on this cool new service. Just makes the wait a little easier for the techies...

It is cool to watch the buses move.... (it takes a while to start up)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Beginning today, bus riders in Gainesville will be able to pinpoint the exact location of the bus they’re waiting for with the help of the Gator Locator bus tracking system.

Google Maps Transit is a very cool addition to Google Maps. I just don't understand why more cities in Florida don't have their information loaded in the system.

Right now the only Florida city taking advantage of this awesome service is Tampa. Check out HARTLine on google maps this just makes the system very understandable.

Higher petrol prices are making Americans think twice before getting behind the wheel.

No surprise that April 2008 average daily SCAT ridership was up 14 percent over April 2007. Guess the high gas prices have lots to do with that. But the expansion of services has also helped. More frequent service makes the system better.

Read more here

Among the new services or schedule changes taking effect June 14 are:

If you live in the greater Tampa Bay area you should be following what goes on at Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority TBARTA

I travel some and when I do I like to take public transportation. That usually starts with a plane... I prefer taking a train into the "downtown area" over a cab... so this USA Today article is good news

Airports fast-track rail projects and it starts off with TPA - the Tampa airport that I use.

StarMetro news has this cool article .... wifi is good anywhere you can find it.

StarMetro offers Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), a technology that allows for wireless Internet connections, on ten of its coaches. This new technology will allow StarMetro riders to access the Internet via wireless enabled devices, such as laptops and personal digital assistants.

"From local listening sessions, we discovered that riders really wanted and valued WiFi access on transit," said Samuel Scheib, StarMetro Planner.

Transit Miami is another good resource for Transit reporting in the Miami area. I enjoyed reading this recent post Bus Stop Blues about the "horrors" of being on a bus -- a shared space that is not "my car"...

Another good post was Miami-Dade Commissioner has an ‘idea’ -- talks of the urban services boundary -- a familiar topic in Sarasota where we just voted to enforce ours!!